Standing on the beautifully mown meadow path was a Fox, this creature looking a little thin but still a good coat on it. As I watched it sniffing the air it must of caught a whiff of me and then bounded off through the long grasses white tail end showing.
As I watched the Fox through binoculars, I was able to admire the wildflowers at the same time, these included the bright pink vetch heads of Sainfoin producing a large patch of pink across the meadow, while the Common Spotted Orchids are a much paler pink.
Quaking Grass, Crested Dog’s Tail, Yorkshire Fog, Coltsfoot and Tall Fescue all easily recognised grasses waving in the breeze.
Fluttering across the path landing on the Dogwood was a Speckled Wood, the small white flowers of the Dogwood attracting Buff-tailed Bees and Red-tailed Bees.
Buzzing around one of the Red Valerian flowers was a Hummingbird Hawk-moth, a wonderful sight to see as it managed to aim its proboscis into the centre of each tiny individual flower.
The cliffs are alive with the sound and smells of breeding seabirds. The strong fishy pong of Guillemot guano wafting up from the ledges where the birds have eggs and chicks. The growling sounds as they communicated with each other also very easily to hear.
The cackle of the Fulmar sitting on the ledge, as another of these fantastic birds passed by was accompanied by the cry of a Herring Gull. On the water 2 Razorbills and a Shag added to the seabird collection.
The cliffs also alive with Jackdaws, these small corvids chuckling to each other as they acrobatically swoop overhead, some with beakfuls of soft grass for the nest.
A Rock Pipit was calling from Tilly Whim above which a Kestrel was hovering.
Walking across the ground was a blue striped Lackey Moth caterpillar, while a Small Blue butterfly took flight as I disturbed the newly emerged flower of the Stinking Iris.